Participants will include Michael Botticelli, President Obama’s drug czar, and Sam Quinones, author of ‘Dreamland,’ an influential book on the opioid epidemic.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Counter drug addiction with help, not harsh laws
Maine jails and prisons are still crowded with people only there because they are addicted to drugs.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case
Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
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Inmate expected to get drug treatment in jail as court order stands, at least for now
Aroostook County officials sought to delay the order that they provide Brenda Smith with Suboxone while they appealed it over concerns about administering the drug in the jail.
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Panel of Augusta-area officials advocate for addiction recovery programs at forum
Local law enforcement officials and officials from counseling institutions spoke Tuesday at Lithgow Library about their perspectives on Maine’s opioid crisis.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Drug overdose deaths declined in 2018 but remain at historic levels
Maine had 354 drug deaths last year, a 15 percent decrease from the record set in 2017.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Overdose antidote belongs in schools
After six years and 1,600 overdose deaths, the debate over access to naloxone should be settled.
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Maine pursues plan to stock schools with anti-overdose medication
All of the state’s public high schools and middle schools would have naloxone available in an effort being developed by the Mills administration.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Aroostook County appeals judge’s order for jail to provide opioid treatment for inmate
The county argues that the judge didn’t take into account the order’s impact on limited jail resources.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Opioid crisis response needs to help the most vulnerable
Maine legislators should pass a program that gets opioid users who are homeless off the street and into treatment.